Sassuolo vs Napoli 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Leaders Napoli move 18 points clear with 2-0 win at Sassuolo
Napoli beat Sassuolo 2-0 away to move 18 points clear at the top with a seventh straight Serie A win.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 12': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Napoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
- 33': Goal! Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2. Victor Osimhen (Napoli) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amir Rrahmani.
- 43': Armand Laurienté (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2.
- 53': Eljif Elmas (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Sassuolo. Andrea Pinamonti replaces Gregoire Defrel.
- 58': Substitution, Napoli. Piotr Zielinski replaces Matteo Politano.
- 68': Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Tanguy Ndombélé replaces André-Frank Zambo Anguissa.
- 78': Substitution, Napoli. Hirving Lozano replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
- 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Emil Ceïde replaces Nedim Bajrami.
- 79': Substitution, Sassuolo. Kristian Thorstvedt replaces Matheus Henrique.
- 81': Maxime Lopez (Sassuolo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Giovanni Simeone replaces Victor Osimhen because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Napoli. Alessio Zerbin replaces Eljif Elmas.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Agustín Álvarez Martínez replaces Davide Frattesi.
- 85': Substitution, Sassuolo. Pedro Obiang replaces Maxime Lopez.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sassuolo 0, Napoli 2.
Game Information
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore
Location: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Attendance: 15,911
Statistics
 NAP |
SAS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 60.2 | Possession | 39.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 561 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 640 | Passes | 419 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 22 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 11 | Clearances | 16 |
Sassuolo (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 47 | Andrea Consigli (GK) |
| 44 | Ruan |
| 28 | Martin Erlic |
| 6 | Rogério |
| 21 | Nadir Zortea |
| 27 | Maxime López  |
| 7 | Matheus Henrique |
| 16 | Davide Frattesi |
| 92 | Grégoire Defrel |
| 45 | Armand Laurienté |
| 20 | Nedim Bajrami |
Napoli (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Meret (GK) |
| 3 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 13 | Amir Rrahmani |
| 17 | Mathías Olivera |
| 22 | Giovanni Di Lorenzo |
| 68 | Stanislav Lobotka |
| 7 | Eljif Elmas |
| 99 | André-Frank Zambo Anguissa |
| 9 | Victor Osimhen |
| 77 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia |
| 21 | Matteo Politano |
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